I got married last year without any dowry but due to various immaturities of my wife my relationship landed into trouble. On 17th may she went home with her family after fights with me. She had visited psychtrist before marriage and even after marriage drs prescribed her antidepressants. I filed judicial separation on 15th of June and she complained for dv and dowry on 27th of June. Now the issue is I had a profile made on a matrimonial site before my marriage, I was not using it but I didn't delete as well due to casualness . On 4th of June I opened the website through constant mails I was getting and just went through some profiles I had received interest from. I didn't contact anyone . My wife knew about this I have an undeleted profile on a site. She called on that website and came to know that I accessed my profile on 4th . Now they are blackmailing me through it that they will use it as proof against me. How much serious is it? What should I do?
1. Mere access of matrimonial profile is no crime and on this count no offence is committed.
2. If they are blackmailing you on this issue or any other issue as well as pursuing those cases seriously then you must consider this marriage to be broken for all purposes.
3. In that event you will have to prepare to defend those cases on merit and do not succumb to any undue pressure.
4. File a divorce suit on the ground of mental cruelty.
1) you can take the plea that you had profile before marriage
2) delete the profile now
3) you merely accessed t he profile you did not contact any lady with proposal for marriage
4) you can explain the circumstances under which profile was made
5) let your wife use it as proof against you . Mention that you have deleted the profile
How much serious is it? What should I do?
this evidence is worthless because she cannot prove anything because:
1. it is old profile
2. you did not not contact yet to any one.
3. no offer is made by you.
4. no conversation with any woman.
so it cannot be said that you are looking for a bride. she wants to prove that you are looking for a second marriage. second marriage is an offence and a ground for divorce. but running an old profile on website does not constitute that offence.
Just revisiting a previously opened profile in a matrimonial site cannot be any offence.
Even if you have sent any proposal to anyone, that will not be treated as a commission of offence under the bigamy laws.
This is neither adultery offence.
Hence just dont be worried about it and ask them to proceed with whatever action they would like to take on this, because she cannot take any action on this since there is no offence in visiting your profile in a website.
Sir they have filed case under crpc 125 stating that they gave dowry worth 15 lakh during marriage and I expelled my wife for more dowry which is completely base less they have asked 45000 as maintenance and I earn 69000 after tax and pf deduction . I pay instalments worth 12000 and take care of my retired parents both are dependent on me .they have also stated that I am looking for a new bride on matrimonial site . Kindly guide as I want to take divorce and I had filed judicial separation first .
1) deny allegations made
2) burden of proof is upon wife to prove that demand of Rs 15 lakhs was made for dowry
3) wife would be awarded around 20,000 as maintenance if he is not working
4) you take the plea that your income after taxes is Rs 69000 and you have dependent parents
If their allegations are false you may challenge them during trial proceedings
All these things are common because it is the handiwork of her counsel to add strength to the case, hence dont break your head on it, drill her on such things during cross examination.